Iran initiated a training exercise today, launching missiles with a range capable of hitting Israel. [Reuters]

Controversy over drafting religious men into the Israeli army sparks the first crisis in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s newly expanded coalition government. [Chron]

Israeli singer Rita releases an album entirely in Persian. [The Huffington Post]

The head of the UN’s drug fighting agency criticizes anti-Semitic remarks made by an Iranian vice president. [Fox News]

An Orthodox Jewish gay activist and blogger sues his cousin for allegedly assaulting him on various occasions. [The New York Post]

Safed provides a more academic approach to spirituality. [Haaretz]

Visit the Jewish Philadelphia. [Washington Jewish Week]

The presidents of nine different universities in the United States visit Israel to share information on the strong ties between higher education and industry. [Arutz Sheva 7]

A new kosher restaurant, Jezebel, is set to open in SoHo next week. [WWD]